THE IRISH NATIONAL ANTHEM 


Irish� 

Amh�án Na bhFiann

Sinne Fianna F�áil,
At�á F�á gheall ag �Éirinn,
Buidhean d�ár sluagh tar r�úinn do r�áinig chughainn:
F�ámho�ídh bhe�írh saor,
Sean-t�ír �ár sinnsear feasta
N�í f�ágfar f�á'n t�íor�án n�á fa'n tr�áil;
Anocht a theigeamh sa bhearna baoghail,
Le gean ar Gaedh�í chun b�áis n�ó saoghail,
Le gunna sgr�éach: F�á lamhach na pil�éar.
Seo Libh canaidh amhr�án na bhFiann.

Seo dhibh a ch�áirde duan oglaidh
Caithr�éimeach, br�íoghmhar, ceolmhar.
�Ár dteinte cn�ámh go buacach t�áid,
`S an sp�éir go min r�éalt�ógach.
Is fionmhar faobhrach sinn chun gleo
'S go ti�únmhar gl�é roimh tigheacht do'n l�ó,
Fa ci�únas chaoimh na h-oidhche ar seol,
Seo libh, cana�ídh amhr�án na bhFiann.

Cois banta r�éidhe, ar �árdaibh sl�éibhe.
Ba bhuadhach �ár rinnsear romhainn,
Ag l�ámhach go tr�éan f�á'n s�ár- bhrat s�éin
T�á thuas sa ghaoith go seolta;
Ba dh�úthchas riamh d'�ár gcine ch�áidh
Gan iomp�áil riar �ó imirt �áir,
'Siubhal mar iad i gcoinnibh r�ámhaid
Seo libh, canaidh amhr�án na bhFiann.

A buidhean nach fann d'fuil Ghaoidheal is Gall
Sinn breacadh lae na saoirse,
T�á sg�éimhle 's sgannradh �í gcroidhthibh namhad,
Roimh ranngaibh laochra �ár dt�íre;
�Ár dteinte is tr�éith gan spr�éach anois,
Sin luinne ghl�é san sp�éir anoir,
'S an b�íodhbha i raon na bpil�éar agaibh:
Seo libh, canaidh amhr�án na bhFiann.


English

A Soldier's Song 

Soldiers are we,
whose lives are pledged to Ireland
Some have come from a land beyond the wave,
Some to be free,
no more our ancient sireland
Shall shelter the despor or the slave;
tonight we man the Bearna Baoghal
In Erin's cause.
come woe or weal;
'Mid cannon's roar and rifle's peal
We'll chant a soldier's song.


We'll sing a song, a soldier's song
With cheering, rousing chorus
As round our blazing fires we thong,
The starry heavens o'er us;
Impatient for the coming fight,
And as we wait the mornings light
here in the silence of the night
We'll sing a soldier's song


CHORUS 

In valley green or towering crag
Our fathers fought before us,
And conquered 'neath the same old flag
That's floating o'er us,
We're children of a fighting race
That never yet has known disgrace,
And as we march the foe to face,
We'll sing a soldier's song


CHORUS 

Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale!
The Long watched day is breaking;
The serried ranks of Innisfail
Shall set the tyrant quaking.
Our camp fires now are burning low;
See in the east a silvery glow,
Out yonder waits the saxon foe,
So sing a soldier's song.


The Anthem was written in 1907 by Peadar Kearney, an uncle of Brendan Behan. It was not a widely known song until it was sung both at the GPO during the Easter rising of 1916 and later at various camps where republicans were interned. Soon after, it was adopted as the national anthem, replacing God Save Ireland. The first edition of the song was published only in 1916.